Cricket News

Ashley Giles has been included in the 30-man World Cup squad after he made himself available for selection

Pakistan will receive a much-needed boost with the expected return of Mohammad Yousuf in time for the second Test against South Africa which begins on January 19 at Port Elizabeth

Ravinder Bopara, the Essex batsman, has been called up to the England squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen who is returning home

If Hashim Amla had things his way, he wouldn't have to bat again at Centurion Park on a pitch likely to deteriorate over the next few days. He did his bit in ensuring that, making a battling 71 and helping South Africa recover from a rickety start.

Keiron Pollard, Gavin Tonge and Reyad Emrit have been included in West Indies' provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup

A round-up of the first day's play of the second-round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2006-07

West Indies have included uncapped Rayad Emrit in a 14-member squad for a series of four ODIs against India later this month

Greg Chappell is likely to stay on as India's coach irrespective of the team's performance in the World Cup

Gloucestershire have announced that the Australian batsman Marcus North will deputise for Hamish Marshall at the start of next season.

Scotland fought right back into their match against UAE on the second day, taking seven wickets for 79 runs to close out the UAE innings on 348

South Africa women's team has made three enforced changes just a week before they host Pakistan in a much-anticipated five-match ODI series

Ravi Shah returns to international cricket after being included in Kenya's 15-man squad for this month's triangular one-day series in Mombasa and the World Cricket League tournament which follows

Veterans Russel Arnold and Upul Chandana have been named in Sri Lanka's preliminary 30-man World Cup squad but there is no place for the batsman Thilan Samaraweera

Derbyshire have got their man after signing their first-choice overseas player, Simon Katich, to line up alongside fellow Australian Travis Birt

Amidst all the excitement that swamped the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Rajkot over the selection of the Indian team the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Saurashtra was reduced to a mere sideshow

Round-up of the third day of the Plate Group semi-finals in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy

Joginder Sharma's prowess in domestic cricket has earned him a second chance at an India cap

Australia's perfect home summer continued with England's tour of woe as Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting set up a crushing eight-wicket victory in the opening CB Series game

Round-up of the third day of the seventh round matches of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League

Kevin Pietersen, the England batsman, has been ruled out of the rest of the CB series after fracturing a rib in today's first one-dayer between England and Australia at Melbourne